On assignment

Mia Bacon, 13, an 8th grade student at University of Chicago Charter School Woodlawn campus, works on a location writing assignment in Millennium Park at "The Bean." The children walked around downtown Chicago making observations and writing them into stories.

Mia Bacon, 13, an 8th grade student at University of Chicago Charter School Woodlawn campus, works on a location writing assignment in Millennium Park at "The Bean." The children walked around downtown Chicago making observations and writing them into stories. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune)

Mia Bacon, 13, an 8th grade student at University of Chicago Charter School Woodlawn campus, works on a location writing assignment in Millennium Park at "The Bean." The children walked around downtown Chicago making observations and writing them into stories.Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune